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MoD Research Consortium Led By GDUK Demonstrates Future Defence Technology

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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

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Future defense technology was discussed and demonstrated by academics, scientists, experts and business leaders this week the final annual conference of the Defence Technology Centre in Data and Information Fusion (DIF DTC), an approximately $94 million partnership led by General Dynamics [UK] UK for the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD). The DIF DTC, a research consortium of high-tech companies and universities funded jointly by industry, academia and the MoD, is the first of its kind, the company said in a…

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